It seems that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) went from starting off strong with the gavel to slowly losing support from key elements of the Republican Party.

Many, including Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, believe that Johnson's career at the helm of the lower chamber should be winding down sooner than later, demanding he resign by the end of the year, according to Breitbart. 

The former chief strategist for Trump met up with Breitbart at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix over the weekend and opened up about his thoughts on Johnson's performance.

Bannon held nothing back as he plainly stated he believes due to growing opposition within his own conference, Johnson should hand over the gavel within days.

What's going on?

Bannon's primary concern is the upcoming Jan. 6 vote certification by Congress, which he believes might be taken advantage of by certain Democrats.

"Johnson should, right now, resign… Here is the bottom line, and [Breitbart News Washington Bureau Chief] Matt Boyle knows this better than anybody; he’s the single best reporter on Capitol Hill, and he has been for about 15 years; he knows right now is that there’s 10 to 15 to 20 guys who are hard nos on Johnson and are not going to be changed."

"And President Trump, if he liked Johnson before he doesn’t like him now because Johnson failed to deliver," Bannon continued.

He went on to express his concern about the upcoming vote certification.

"So I think it’s time… in the week before Christmas and New Year’s, let’s change our leadership and knock out the vote, come back on the third, do the vote, get a new leader like a Jim Jordan — just throwing out a random name — and let’s get on with it so on January 6 we can certify the election, and you can start doing the confirmations.

Bannon added, "The Senate is ready to go; the House is working on the first reconciliation, which is going to be the border and energy. We have so much work to do. It’s got to be what the British call a ‘close-run thing.’ It has to happen now."

Not impressed

Bannon, like many others, was not impressed with Johnson's most recent actions regarding the spending bill that was originally packed with pork.

“Well, Johnson delivers 1,500 pages, had not told Vivek [Ramaswamy], had not told Elon [Musk], had not told the president, had not told anybody in the House,” Bannon said of Johnson’s initial version of the continuing resolution.

Other rumors of Johnson's career as Speaker coming to an end are swirling in Washington D.C.

Only time will tell if he's able to salvage his position.